Norway national handball team

Norway national handball team
Medal record
World Championship
European Championship

Norway
Information
Association	Norwegian Handball Federation
Coach	Christian Berge
Assistant coach	Børge Lund
Captain	Kristian Bjørnsen (temp.)
Most caps	Steinar Ege (262)
Most goals	Roger Kjendalen (930)
Colours
Home	Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	1 (First in 1972)
Best result	9th (1972)
World Championship
Appearances	15 (First in 1958)
Best result	2nd (2017, 2019)
European Championship
Appearances	9 (First in 2000)
Best result	3rd (2020)
	Last updated on Unknown.

The Norway national handball team is the national team of Norway. It is governed by the Norwegian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions. As of 2020, Norway has been in 2 finals.

Honours

In 2016, they were honored with a Pierre de Coubertin World Fair Play Trophy for great sportsmanship.[1][2][3][4]

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic record
Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1936 Berlin	Did not qualify
Not held from 1948 to 1968
1972 Munich	Match for 9th place	9th of 12	5	3	1	1	90	87
1976 Montreal	Did not qualify
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 Tokyo	TBD
Total	1/14	–	5	3	1	1	90	87

World Championship

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1938	Did not qualify
1954	Did not qualify
1958	Match for 5th place	6	6	3	0	3	118	102
1961	Match for 7th place	7	6	2	0	4	73	85
1964	Preliminary round	11	3	1	0	2	37	47
1967	Preliminary round	13	3	0	0	3	44	58
1970	Preliminary round	13	3	0	0	3	23	28
1974	Did not qualify
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993	Preliminary round	13	3	0	1	2	51	57
1995	Did not qualify
1997	Round of 16	12	6	1	2	3	132	141
1999	Preliminary round	13	6	2	1	3	156	162
2001	Round of 16	14	6	2	1	3	139	155
2003	Did not qualify
2005	Match for 7th place	7	9	6	1	2	258	219
2007	Match for 13th place	13	6	4	0	2	181	137
2009	Match for 9th place	9	9	6	0	3	280	232
2011	Match for 9th place	9	9	5	0	4	259	255
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Final		9	7	0	2	274	234
2019	Final		10	8	0	2	325	256
2021	Qualified
2023	TBD
2025	Qualified as co-host
2027	TBD
Total	17/30	–	94	47	6	41	2350	2168

European Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1994	Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000	7th/8th place	8	6	1	1	4	133	144
2002	Did not qualify
2004	Did not qualify
2006	Main round	11	6	2	0	4	178	177
2008	6th place	6	7	3	2	2	196	185
2010	Main round	7	6	3	0	3	169	164
2012	Preliminary round	13	3	1	0	2	80	87
2014	Preliminary round	14	3	0	1	2	77	84
2016	Fourth place	4	8	4	1	3	235	233
2018	Main round	7	6	4	0	2	191	172
2020	Third place	3	9	8	0	1	273	236
2022	TBD
2024	TBD
Total	9/16	–	54	26	5	23	1532	1482

* Colored background indicates that medal was won on the tournament.

** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.

Other tournaments

Gjensidige Cup 2019 – Winner

Team

Current squad

The squad chosen for the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship.[5]

Head coach: Christian Berge

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
2	P	Tom Kåre Nikolaisen	(1997-12-29) 29 December 1997	1.96 m	4	1	Kolstad Håndball
5	CB	Sander Sagosen	(1995-09-14) 14 September 1995	1.95 m	96	433	Paris Saint-Germain
7	CB	Sander Andreassen Øverjordet	(1996-04-08) 8 April 1996	1.90 m	4	3	Haslum HK
11	P	Petter Øverby	(1992-03-26) 26 March 1992	1.95 m	61	27	HC Erlangen
12	GK	Kristian Sæverås	(1996-06-22) 22 June 1996	1.97 m	11	1	Aalborg Håndbold
16	GK	Espen Christensen	(1985-06-17) 17 June 1985	1.85 m	105	2	GWD Minden
17	LW	Magnus Jøndal	(1988-02-07) 7 February 1988	1.81 m	146	453	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
18	LB	William Aar	(1997-10-23) 23 October 1997	1.95 m	8	5	Kolstad Håndball
19	RW	Kristian Bjørnsen	(1989-01-10) 10 January 1989	1.92 m	116	501	HSG Wetzlar
21	P	Magnus Gullerud	(1991-11-13) 13 November 1991	1.93 m	124	141	GWD Minden
23	LB	Gøran Johannessen	(1994-04-26) 26 April 1994	1.93 m	62	123	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
24	CB	Christian O'Sullivan	(1991-08-22) 22 August 1991	1.90 m	113	172	SC Magdeburg
25	RB	Eivind Tangen	(1993-05-04) 4 May 1993	1.95 m	83	140	Skjern Håndbold
27	RB	Harald Reinkind	(1992-08-17) 17 August 1992	1.96 m	97	178	THW Kiel
30	GK	Torbjørn Bergerud	(1994-07-16) 16 July 1994	2.00 m	75	0	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
44	RW	Kevin Gulliksen	(1996-11-09) 9 November 1996	1.79 m	25	33	GWD Minden
71	LW	Alexander Blonz	(2000-04-17) 17 April 2000	1.85 m	19	38	Elverum Håndball
77	RB	Magnus Abelvik Rød	(1997-07-07) 7 July 1997	2.03 m	47	96	SG Flensburg-Handewitt

Coaching staff

Role	Name
Head coach	Christian Berge
Assistant coach	Børge Lund
Reserve coach	Željko Tomac
Goalkeeping coach	Steinar Ege
Physical trainer	Ole Martin Viken
Mentor	Kent-Harry Andersson
Physiotherapist	Harald Markussen
Masseur	Tor Eigel Skogly
Doctor	Thomas Torgalsen
Team Administrator	Gry Hege Knudsen
Head leader	Heidi Tjugum

Past squads

1958 World Men's Handball Championship (6th place)

Oddvar Klepperås, Erik Vellan, Finn Arne Johansen, Knut Reese Larsen, Ivar Sandboe, Jonny Hovde, Jon Narvestad, Roy Yssen, Jan Flatla, Rolf Rustad, Kjell Svestad, John Tresse, Agnar Hagen, Odd Nielsen, Hans Lien.

Coach:

1961 World Men's Handball Championship (7th place)

Kai Killerud, Knut Strøm, Finn Arne Johansen, Knut Reese Larsen, Kaj Ringlund, Bjørn Erik Sandsten, Svein Sand, Roy Yssen, Kjell Kleven, Rolf Rustad, Kjell Svestad, Arild Gulden, Ingar Engum, Gunnar Bergstrand.

Coach:

1964 World Men's Handball Championship (11th place)

Carl Graff-Wang, Knut Strøm, Finn Arne Johansen, Arnulf Bæk, Oddvar Klepperås, Trygve Hegnar, Jan Petter Aas, Per Graver, Jan-Egil Uthberg, Rolf Rustad, Kjell Svestad, Arild Gulden, Erik Schønfeldt.

Coach: John Tresse

1967 World Men's Handball Championship (13th place)

Carl Graff-Wang, Arnulf Bæk, Pål Cappelen, Pål Bye, Oddvar Klepperås, Inge K. Hansen, Jon Reinertsen, Per Graver, Jan-Egil Uthberg, Rolf Rustad, Kjell Svestad, Arild Gulden, Erik Schønfeldt, Jon Arne Gunnerud, Rolf Gustav Lundberg, Terje Høilund.

Coach: Kjell Kleven

1970 World Men's Handball Championship (13th place)

Carl Graff-Wang, Arnulf Bæk, Pål Cappelen, Pål Bye, Harald Tyrdal, Inge K. Hansen, Jon Reinertsen, Per Graver, Jan-Egil Uthberg, Kai Killerud, Jan Otto Kvalheim, Jan Cato Nabseth, Robert Wagtskjold.

Coach: Kjell Kleven

1972 Summer Olympics (9th place)

Carl Graff-Wang, Finn Urdal, Geir Røse, Harald Tyrdal, Arnulf Bæk, Inge K. Hansen, Jan Økseter, Jon Reinertsen, Pål Bye, Pål Cappelen, Per Søderstrøm, Per Axel Ankre, Roger Hverven, Sten Osther, Torstein Hansen, Ulf Magnusson.

Coach: Thor Ole Rimejorde

1993 World Men's Handball Championship (13th place)

Svein Erik Bjerkrheim, Gunnar Fosseng, John Petter Sando, Roger Kjendalen, Sjur Bø Tollefsen, Ole Gustav Gjekstad, Rune Erland, Morten Schønfeldt, Øystein Havang, Kjetil Lundeberg, Fredrik Brubakken, Simen Muffetangen, Knut Håland, Morten Haugstvedt, Karl Erik Bøhn.

Coach: Gunnar Pettersen

1997 World Men's Handball Championship (12th place)

Frode Scheie, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Stein Olaf Sando, Stig Rasch, Sjur Bø Tollefsen, Preben Vildalen, Kristian Hansen, Marius Riise, Øystein Havang, Frode Hagen, Johnny Jensen, Steinar Ege, Geir Oustorp, Glenn Solberg, Stian Vatne.

Coach: Harald Madsen

1999 World Men's Handball Championship (13th place)

Frode Scheie, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Svein-Erik Bjerkrheim, Stig Rasch, Tormod Moldestad, Thomas Pettersen, Stig Penne, Morten Daland, Christian Berge (captain), Frode Hagen, Rune Haugseng, Endre Nordli, Geir Oustorp, Tor Bjørn Andersen, Trond Førde Eriksen.

Coach: Christer Magnusson

2000 European Men's Handball Championship (8th place)

Frode Scheie (captain), Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Stig Rasch, Tormod Moldestad, Stein Olaf Sando, Stig Penne, Vidar Gjesdal, Eivind Ellingsen, Christian Berge, Frode Hagen, Preben Vildalen, Gunnar Fosseng, Geir Oustorp, Thomas Pettersen, Sindre Walstad, Johnny Jensen.

Coach: Christer Magnusson

2001 World Men's Handball Championship (14th place)

Steinar Ege, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Håvard Tvedten, Kristian Hansen, Tormod Moldestad, Roger Kvannli, Stig Penne, Eivind Ellingsen, Christian Berge, Frode Hagen, Preben Vildalen, Gunnar Fosseng (captain), Trond Førde Eriksen, Rune Skjærvold, Johnny Jensen, Børge Lund.

Coach: Christer Magnusson

2005 World Men's Handball Championship (7th place)

Steinar Ege, Glenn Solberg (captain), Håvard Tvedten, Frank Løke, Børge Lund, Frode Hagen, Preben Vildalen, Ole Erevik, Jarle Rykkje, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Kristian Kjelling, Sindre Walstad, André Jørgensen, Johnny Jensen, Marius Riise, Rune Skjærvold.

Coach: Gunnar Pettersen

2006 European Men's Handball Championship (11th place)

Steinar Ege (captain), Alexander Buchmann, Christian Berge, Frank Løke, Kjetil Strand, Ole Magnus Ekelund, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund, Håvard Tvedten, Preben Vildalen, Ole Erevik, Jarle Rykkje, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Kristian Kjelling, André Jørgensen, Johnny Jensen, Rune Skjærvold.

Coach: Gunnar Pettersen

2007 World Men's Handball Championship (13th place)

Steinar Ege (captain), Alexander Buchmann, Erlend Mamelund, Frank Løke, Kjetil Strand, Jan-Richard Lislerud Hansen, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund, Håvard Tvedten, Preben Vildalen, Ole Erevik, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Kristian Kjelling, André Jørgensen, Johnny Jensen, Rune Skjærvold, Lars Erik Bjørnsen, Lars Olav Olaussen.

Coach: Gunnar Pettersen

2008 European Men's Handball Championship (6th place)

Steinar Ege (captain), Glenn Solberg, Frode Hagen, Frank Løke, Kjetil Strand, Lars Erik Bjørnsen, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund, Håvard Tvedten, Ole Erevik, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Kristian Kjelling, André Jørgensen, Johnny Jensen, Thomas Skoglund, Rune Skjærvold.

Coach: Gunnar Pettersen

2009 World Men's Handball Championship (9th place)

Steinar Ege (captain), Johnny Jensen, Stian Vatne, Thomas Drange, Frank Løke, Lars Erik Bjørnsen, Bjarte Myrhol, Håvard Tvedten, Erlend Mamelund, Ole Erevik, Christoffer Rambo, Alexander Buchmann, Kristian Kjelling, Svenn Erik Medhus, Vegard Samdahl, Thomas Skoglund, Christian Spanne.

Coach: Robert Hedin

2010 European Men's Handball Championship (7th place)

Steinar Ege (captain), Stian Vatne, Frank Løke, Kjetil Strand, Lars Erik Bjørnsen, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund, Håvard Tvedten, Erlend Mamelund, Ole Erevik, Christoffer Rambo, Kristian Kjelling, Vegard Samdahl, Thomas Skoglund, Einar Sand Koren, Christian Spanne, Magnus Dahl.

Coach: Robert Hedin

2011 World Men's Handball Championship (9th place)

Steinar Ege (captain), Frank Løke, Kjetil Strand, Lars Erik Bjørnsen, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund, Håvard Tvedten, Erlend Mamelund, Ole Erevik, Christoffer Rambo, Espen Lie Hansen, Kristian Kjelling, Vegard Samdahl, Thomas Skoglund, Einar Sand Koren, Eivind Tangen.

Coach: Robert Hedin

2012 European Men's Handball Championship (13th place)

Kenneth Ryvoll Klev, Vegard Samdahl, Lars Erik Bjørnsen, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund (captain), Håvard Tvedten, Erlend Mamelund, Ole Erevik, Christoffer Rambo, Espen Lie Hansen, Svenn Erik Medhus, Magnus Jøndal, Johnny Jensen, Einar Riegelhuth Koren, Sondre Paulsen, Kent Robin Tønnesen.

Coach: Robert Hedin

2014 European Men's Handball Championship (14th place)

Magnus Dahl, Sander Sagosen, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund (captain), Håvard Tvedten, Erlend Mamelund, Ole Erevik, Christoffer Rambo, Kent Robin Tønnesen, Christian O'Sullivan, Kristian Bjørnsen, André Lindboe, Magnus Gullerud, Kristian Kjelling, Harald Reinkind, Steffen Berg Løkkebø, Espen Lie Hansen.

Coach: Robert Hedin

2016 European Men's Handball Championship (4th place)

Sander Sagosen, Thomas Kristensen, Joakim Hykkerud, Bjarte Myrhol (captain), Petter Øverby, Erlend Mamelund, Ole Erevik, Kent Robin Tønnesen, Espen Christensen, Magnus Jøndal, Kristian Bjørnsen, André Lindboe, Magnus Gullerud, Christian O'Sullivan, Harald Reinkind, Espen Lie Hansen.

Coach: Christian Berge

2017 World Men's Handball Championship (2nd place)

Sander Sagosen, Joakim Hykkerud, Bjarte Myrhol (captain), Petter Øverby, Ole Erevik, Kent Robin Tønnesen, Espen Christensen, Magnus Jøndal, Kristian Bjørnsen, André Lindboe, Magnus Gullerud, Magnus Abelvik Rød, Christian O'Sullivan, Eivind Tangen, Gøran Johannessen, Torbjørn Bergerud, Espen Lie Hansen.

Coach: Christian Berge

2018 European Men's Handball Championship (7th place)

Sander Sagosen, Joakim Hykkerud, Bjarte Myrhol (captain), Henrik Jakobsen, Kent Robin Tønnesen, Espen Christensen, Magnus Jøndal, Kristian Bjørnsen, Magnus Gullerud, Gøran Sørheim, Gøran Johannessen, Christian O'Sullivan, Eivind Tangen, Harald Reinkind, Torbjørn Bergerud, Espen Lie Hansen, Magnus Abelvik Rød, Kristian Sæverås.

Coach: Christian Berge

2019 World Men's Handball Championship (2nd place)

Sander Sagosen, Bjarte Myrhol (captain), Henrik Jakobsen, Petter Øverby, Espen Christensen, Magnus Jøndal, Kristian Bjørnsen, Magnus Gullerud, Gøran Johannessen, Christian O'Sullivan, Eivind Tangen, Harald Reinkind, Torbjørn Bergerud, Kevin Gulliksen, Alexander Blonz, Magnus Abelvik Rød, Espen Lie Hansen.

Coach: Christian Berge

Coaches

John Tresse (1961–1965)
Kjell Kleven (1965–1970)
Thor Ole Rimejorde (1970–1973)
Thor Nohr (1973–1977)
Roar Østerbø (1977–1979)
Per Otto Furuseth (1979–1985)
Bertil Andersén (1985–1989)
Gunnar Pettersen (1989–1994)
Harald Madsen (1994–1997)
Ivica Rimanić (1997)
Christer Magnusson (1998–2001)
Gunnar Pettersen (2001–2008)
Robert Hedin (2008–2014)
Christian Berge (2014–)

Captains

Christian Berge (World Championship, 1999)
Frode Scheie (European Championship, 2000)
Gunnar Fosseng (World Championship, 2001)
Glenn Solberg (World Championship, 2005)
Steinar Ege (European Championship, 2006, 2008, 2010, World Championship, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Børge Lund (European Championship, 2012, 2014)
Bjarte Myrhol (European Championship, 2016, 2018, World Championship, 2017, 2019)
Kristian Bjørnsen (European Championship, 2020)

Incomplete

Notable players

Several Norwegian players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments, as a member of the All-Star Team or top scorer.

All-Star Team

Frank Løke, 2008 European Championship
Håvard Tvedten, 2011 World Championship
Sander Sagosen, 2016, 2018 and 2020 European Championship, 2017 and 2019 World Championship
Kristian Bjørnsen, 2017 World Championship
Bjarte Myrhol, 2017 and 2019 World Championship
Magnus Jøndal, 2019 World Championship, 2020 European Championship

Top scorers

Sander Sagosen, 2020 European Championship (65 goals)

Individual all-time records

Still active players are highlighted.

Most matches played

Total number of matches played in official competitions only.[6]

#
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Player	Matches	Goals
Steinar Ege	262	1
Jan Thomas Lauritzen	254	557
Roger Kjendalen	246	939
Bjarte Myrhol	242	761
Børge Lund	216	390
Håvard Tvedten	208	809
Preben Vildalen	201	312
Johnny Jensen	200	288
Øystein Havang	188	718
Frode Hagen	188	574

Last updated: 27 October 2019
Source: handball.no

Most goals scored

Total number of goals scored in official matches only.[7]

#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Player	Goals	Matches	Aver.
Roger Kjendalen	939	246	3.81
Håvard Tvedten	809	208	3.88
Bjarte Myrhol	761	242	3.14
Øystein Havang	718	188	3.82
Frank Løke	646	186	3.47
Kristian Kjelling	615	159	3.86
Frode Hagen	574	188	3.05
Ole Gustav Gjekstad	561	151	3.71
Jan Thomas Lauritzen	557	254	2.19
Kristian Bjørnsen	518	125	4.14

Last updated: 25 January 2020
Source: handball.no

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References

"Fair play awards recognise true olympic champions in sportsmanship". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
"Fikk pris for fair play" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
"Olympic Runners Who Helped Each Other After Falling Down Just Won a Major Honor". Time. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
"Only a handful of athletes have won this rare Olympic medal – here are their stories". thisisinsider.com. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
"Dette er Norges 16 EM-spillere". handball.no. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
"Statistics – Matches" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
"Statistics – Goals" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "Fair play awards recognise true olympic champions in sportsmanship". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

[2] "Fikk pris for fair play" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

[3] "Olympic Runners Who Helped Each Other After Falling Down Just Won a Major Honor". Time. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

[4] "Only a handful of athletes have won this rare Olympic medal – here are their stories". thisisinsider.com. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

[5] "Dette er Norges 16 EM-spillere". handball.no. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

[nhf-apps-6] "Statistics – Matches" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

[nhf-goals-7] "Statistics – Goals" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

Norwegian handball 2018–19
Men's Eliteserien	Bodø Bækkelaget Drammen Elverum Falk Horten FyllingenBergen Halden Haslum Kolstad Nærbø Runar ØIF Arendal
Women's Eliteserien	Byåsen Fana Fredrikstad Gjerpen Larvik Molde Oppsal Rælingen Skrim Storhamar Tertnes Vipers
Men's First Division	Charlottenlund Follo Herulf Moss Lillestrøm Nøtterøy Oslo-Studentene Sandefjord Sandnes St.Hallvard Viking HK TIF Viking Vålerenga
Women's First Division	Aker Topphåndball Charlottenlund Fjellhammer Flint Tønsberg Follo HK Damer Førde Gneist Sola Stabæk Grane Arendal Viking Volda Ålgård
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